Provider: Hope Community Service - Goldfields Community Alcohol and Drug Service

Hope Community Service - Goldfields Community Alcohol and Drug Service

48 Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430, PO Box 10976, Kalgoorlie, WA 6433

Categories

Aboriginal Specific Service
Alcohol and Other Drug Primary Service
Community Alcohol & Drug Service
Outreach
Prevention
Youth Specific Service

The Goldfields Community Alcohol & Drug Service (GCADS) has offices in Kalgoorlie, Esperance and Leonora and provides services to the Goldfields region.Contact details for the other two (2) offices are:

Esperance Office
Unit 6/98 Dempster Street, Esperance WA, 6450
PO Box 1843, Esperance WA, 6450
Ph: (08) 9071 5169 Fax: (08) 9071 5209

Leonora Office – Breaking the Cycle
72 Tower Street, l PO Box 227 l Leonora, WA 6438
Ph: (08) 9037 7024 | Fax: (08) 9027 6283 | Mob: 0407 005 905

This service is a partnership between Hope Community Services and Bega Garnbirringu Health Services Inc. Support, including counselling, information, referral or advocacy is provided for individuals who are concerned about their own drug and alcohol use, or the AOD use of a significant other or family member,.
Diversion programs are available for people referred from the court and police, and consultancy and referral services are provided to health professionals assisting with the management of alcohol and drug issues.
Community prevention programs, such as “Breaking the Cycle” in Leonora, operated in collaboration with the Western Australia Drug and Alcohol Office, address alcohol and drug issues at a community level and promote healthy lifestyles. All services support culturally appropriate practice.

Target Groups

The services provide support for:
- Young people and their families
- Individuals seeking support for problems being experienced through their own alcohol and other drug use
- Family members or significant others concerned about another’s alcohol and/or other drug use. Individuals who have been identified by the Police and Magistrates Court and are diverted for treatment with an opportunity to address alcohol and other drug issues.
- Young people currently on supervised bail

Entry Requirements

In addition to self-referrals, Hope Community Services receives referrals from: Department Child Protection, Department Corrective Services, WA Diversion Program, allied health professionals, other non-government agencies, and mental health services.